RAY MURPHY FUNDRAISER

Ray Murphy made the Oklahoma State Wrestling Team as a walk-on his junior year, in 1967, after winning a wrestling intramural match and gaining the attention of former OSU head coach Myron Roderick.  As a senior, he was co-captain of the 1969 National Championship team, placed second at the NCAA tournament in the 145-pound weight class and was named an All-American.

In the process of getting his MBA at Oklahoma State, Ray was a participant in an East and West All-Star match put on by the United States Wrestling Federation on April 11, 1970.  Murphy tried to brace himself with his head during a throw.  As a result, Mr. Murphy has been paralyzed from the neck down ever since that day.

In spite of his spinal cord injury, which affects an estimated 11,000 people per year, Ray Murphy has achieved so much through the years.  He earned a computer science degree in 1988, was named the 1990 citizen of the year by the Oklahoma Rehabilitation Association and was the recipient of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Medal of Courage award in 1998.

With round-the clock assistance and medical equipment, it takes an estimated $100,000 to care for Mr. Murphy. This is the single major fund raiser each year for the Ray Murphy Fund and all proceeds go to support the care givers who assist Ray 24 hours a day, seven days per week.

Ray Murphy will be in attendance at the OSU vs. Texas football game on October 31. Members of the OSU Marching Band and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity will be walking thru the stands collecting donations. We ask fans to please be generous in your contributions for this special member of the Cowboy Family.   

Donations to the Ray Murphy Fund established by longtime friends Jim Blazer and Jim McKellar, may also be sent to:

Ray Murphy Fund
c/o Southern Hills Baptist Church
5590 S. Lewis
Tulsa, OK 74105

Thank You!